Wheeled plow.



UNITED gSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS E. WATERMAN, OF ROGKFORD, ILLINOI`S, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A 'CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented July 28, 1908.

. Application mea october 2c, 190e. 'serial No; 339,978.

To all whomV it may concern:

a citizen of the United States, residing'at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Plows, l

State of Illinois,

of which the following-is a specification.

` The object of this invention is to form a direct connection between a land-Wheel and thedraft, in order thatthe land-wheel may be held to thel land morenol; less, to counterpressure of the ground vagainst the act the disks.

In the accompanying ,drawin s, Figure 1 shows a plan view of a wheeled p ow containing my improvements. Fig, 2 1s' an enlarged view of the land wheel support, one position being-shown in dotted lines.V

The Wheeled plow shown in the drawings,

in the main, is of a construction atented t-o me June 12, 1906; LNo. 823,244. he plow in this instance is of two sections connected together. The main frame 1. of the'forward section is supported by the land-wheels 2 and 3, and two furrow-wheels 4 and 5.. The main frame 6 has a land-wheel 7, and a urrow-wheel 8 connected to it.

section are connecte by rthe link 9, said link being in two sections and adjustably connected. The land-Wheel 7 and furrow-wheel 8 of the rear section are connected by a link.

' end 17 pivotally connected to a projection 148 {prt movable with the t extending from' ai land-wheel. Theo er end of this link has a connection with the hook 14 by a U bolt 19 surrounding thel hook and nuts 2Q turned in TheY land-"- Wheel 3 and furrow-wheel 5 of the forward connectionV with the screw-threaded ends of Be it known thatI, LEWIS E. WATEiuaAN,

connected by the link 9 any iniluence the draft may exert over)4 the land-Wheel will be exerted over the furrow-wheel. B the link 9 being in two sections and lengt-wise adjustable, the relativepositions of the landwheel 3 andfurrow-wheel 5 can be adjusted to ive the best results.

he land-wheel 7 has a link connection' vwith the draft-bar. 1I by the chain 22, hook 23 and link 24. y

I claim as'iny invention.

1. In a wheeledA plow, the combination of-a main frame, a lowing'attachment sup 'orteil by the main ame, a series ofwhee supportin the main frame, one of the Wheels be- 111g a and wheel, the land wheelipi-votally connected to thevmain frame, a draft balya connectionlbetween the land wheel support and draft bar and adjustable means in con nection with the draf-t connection for varying respect to the line of draft.

2. In a wheeled plow, the combination of a I main frameJ a land Wheel support having a ivotal connection with the main framefa and wheel located in connection with ital` the position of the land wheel laterally with.

support, a draft'bar, a linkpivitrtallyjcon-"vv nected with the land Wheel suppt, nection between the link and fda bar., and a link having a pivotal connection With-the land Wheel su port and `anadjustable conH nection with 'tlie named ljinki, i j LEWIS E. wnTERMAN.

Witnesses:` l A, A. O; Binner.,l E. Banani-j 

